Security advisory

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  "id": "8713b89413dc6dd11600dfdf18f3bcb3bd1ea77bbf5acb97d592eeb87edc1417",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-7938",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2020-7938",
    "summary": "plone.restapi in Plone 5.2.0 through 5.2.1 allows users with a certain privilege level to escalate their privileges up to the highest level.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-7938",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2020-7938",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2020-7938",
        "GHSA-cjg3-q24h-9qwf",
        "PYSEC-2020-87",
        "PYSEC-2026-2889"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/plone/plone",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "134fa3b3d9c0f02e30beb86c6259436d0fdfc33b"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "0bbf455c2dbae410102dc34522bbba97e6003bd7"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "5.2.0"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "5.2.1"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2020-7938.json"
          }
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/plone/plone.namedfile",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "83859f4fef7615b698d8bb7cc722cffb9377ec9c"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "e26f4f1da7426788f395b81e6607ac759956ad30"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:plone:plone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "5.2.0"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "5.2.1"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "5.2.1",
            "5.2.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2020-7938.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:16.101117762Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121",
        "https://plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121/privilege-escalation-when-plone-restapi-is-installed",
        "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/22/1"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2020-7938",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 429285,
  "published_at": "2020-01-23T21:15:13.333+00:00"
}